To say Liberals in the new Kenora-Rainy River riding were expecting a closer race between NDP leader Howard Hampton and Liberal incumbent Frank Miclash would be an understatement. Miclash himself admitted he was feeling “comfortable” going into the election–especially since the latest poll done by Oracle/MCTV showed him with a […]
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The water supply was not the reason several students and some staff fell ill at Crossroads School after samples taken by the Northwestern Health last week turned out to be bacteria-free. “There never was a problem with the water,” Crossroads principal Len LaRocque said yesterday. “We got the sample back […]
Equipment will be provided to the Rainy River First Nation to allow it to do a GPS hydrographic study of the Rainy River either late this summer or next spring. Jennifer Mercer, watershed program co-ordinator for the band, said the equipment–on loan from the Ministry of Natural Resources–combines the technology […]
Katherine Halvorsen, 76, of Emo, Ont., passed away at the Port Arthur General Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Monday, June 7, 1999. She was born July 14, 1922 in Blackhawk, Ont. to the late Alex and Gladys Ross. Katherine lived in the Blackhawk area most of her life, and […]
After a long, courageous battle with cancer, Henry Charles Richert passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Monday, June 7, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Feb. 9, 1929 in Fort Frances to the late Gottlieb and Amelia Richert. Henry […]
Walter Daniel Hampshire, of 4324 Gordon Dr., Kelowna, B.C., passed away June 5, 1999 at his residence. He was born Jan. 19, 1917 in Fort Frances, Ont. He was predeceased by his first wife, Rose Dumeney; his parents, Louisa and Daniel Hampshire; and his sister, Jean Sybasko on Dec. 22, […]
Florence Watts, 86, of Golden Age Manor in Emo, Ont., passed away at the Emo Hospital there Saturday, June 5, 1999. She was born March 6, 1913 in Chapple Township, Ont. to the late Sam and Martha Both. On Aug. 22, 1931, Florence was united in marriage to Percy Watts. […]
Playing against the top teams in Manitoba, the local trio of John Sivonen, Gary Wager, and Evan Woodlands teamed up to place second in their division at the Red River Ex “Hoop it Up” 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Winnipeg last weekend. After dropping their first game 11-9 to a team […]
Despite nursing a sore back and completing just one set of lifts, local powerlifter Dave Mitchell placed third in his weight class at the recent national championships in Calgary. That placing in the 181-pound division, combined with the fact he had placed first in the sub-Masters’ division, assured him a […]
Karli McKinnon continued her onslaught on the Aquanauts’ record book at the Thunder Bay International Invitational last weekend–breaking three more records in her final competition in the 10 and under division. Her times of 32.37 in the 50m free, 2:36.77 in the 200m free, and 2:59.92 in the 200m I.M. […]
The Fort Frances Youth Badminton Club held its annual “Family Fun Wind-Up” last Monday night at Robert Moore School and several players walked away with awards. Sharing the first-place prize for best attendance were Jennifer Lawson and Natalie Desjardins, with the second-place award going to Jason Pattison and Jennifer Pattison. […]
As the Fort Frances Badminton Club held its annual windup Monday night, co-founder Lawrence Alexander had a chance to reflect on the past season. And he was very impressed with the results. In just three seasons, the local club has gone from a program that taught just the most basic […]
